KBB.com Announces Top 10 Green Cars
Kelley Blue Book also launched KBB Green which offers Web visitors an alternative-fuel car guide, car-finding tools, forums and blogs.
Kelley Blue Book's www.kbb.com, a provider of new- and used-vehicle information, recently announces the launch of KBB Green www.kbb.com/green, an all-new section of the company's Web site designed to help guide new-vehicle shoppers on environmental and fuel economy issues.
Kelley Blue Book's new Green section allows new-car shoppers to obtain information about alternative-fuel technologies, such as hydrogen cars, diesel cars, hybrid cars, natural gas cars, electric cars and flex fuel/ethanol vehicles, as well as fuel-sipping gasoline cars.
Listed below, in order of combined EPA-estimated fuel economy, are the kbb.com editors' choices for the 2008 Top 10 Green Cars:
Top 10 Green Cars
Vehicle 2008 Toyota Prius | City MPG 48 | Highway MPG 45 | Combined MPG 46 |
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid | 40 | 45 | 42 |
2008 smart fortwo | 33 | 41 | 36 |
2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid | 35 | 33 | 34 |
2008 MINI Cooper | 28 | 37 | 32 |
2008 Ford Escape Hybrid | 34 | 30 | 32 |
2008 Honda Fit | 28 | 34 | 31 |
2008 Mercedes-Benz E320 BLUETEC | 23 | 32 | 26 |
2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid | 27 | 25 | 26 |
2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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